diff --git a/srcpkgs/simh/template b/srcpkgs/simh/template
index b19ed83bbc3..2567a64f051 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/simh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/simh/template
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ version=3.9
 revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 create_wrksrc=yes
-hostmakedepends="unzip"
-makedepends="libpcap-devel SDL-devel"
+hostmakedepends="libpcap-devel unzip"
+makedepends="libpcap-devel"
 short_desc="Emulator for historical computers including PDP-11 and VAX"
 maintainer="Daniel James <djames@orcadian.net>"
 license="MIT"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ do_build() {
 		OS_CCDEFS="$CFLAGS" \
 		OS_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pthread -lm" \
 		USE_NETWORK=1 \
-		NETWORK_OPT='-DUSE_NETWORK -isystem /usr/include -lpcap'
+		NETWORK_OPT="-DUSE_NETWORK -isystem ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -lpcap"
 }
 do_install() {
 	(